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• Videoclip released for Newroz 2025 

  The videoclip of 'Newrozê Azadî', a song composed for this year's Newroz celebrations, has been released.
• Kurdish Women's Cultural Days in Berlin: The Art of Resistance 

  After an intensive preparation period, the Kurdish Women's Cultural Days took place in Berlin under the motto "Xwebûn – The Art of Resistance."
• Zîn: A novel from Kerala to Amed 

  Haritha Savithri says of her award-winning novel Zîn, in which she recounts a journey from Kerala to the ruined streets of Amed, that the novel is "a tribute to the resistance of not only the Kurds but also minorities from all over the world."
• Syrian artists welcome agreement between Abdi and al-Shara  

  Syrian artists said the agreement between Mazloum Abdi and Ahmed Al-Shara is a step towards unity and preventing further bloodshed.
• Language institutions support Öcalan's call 

  Kurdish language institutions support Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace and democracy, emphasizing the need for Kurdish to be a language of education.
• Documentary Commune Releases trailer for docuseries "Kurdish Resurrection” 

  The Martyr Gülistan Tara Documentary Commune released the trailer for the docuseries “From Genocide to a Free Life – The Kurdish Resurrection”.
• ‘Women's Assembly for Kurdish Language’ established in Amed 

  “The Kurdish people should not forget that language is spirit and life, identity, memory and awareness, honour and pride,” said the ‘Women's Assembly for Kurdish Language’ established in Amed.
• Edûlê: A guerrilla’s story of resistance and dreams 

  Edûlê is a woman guerrilla who wrote a screenplay for Abdullah Öcalan. Now, her story comes to life on screen.
• Kurdish cultural movements in Europe support Öcalan’s call 

  Kurdish cultural movements TEV-ÇAND Europe and Hunera Mizgîn made a statement in front of the European Parliament in Brussels and expressed support for Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call.
• Culture and art workers in Amed support Öcalan's call 

  Culture and art workers made a statement at the Dicle Culture and Art Association in Amed supporting the call made by Abdullah Öcalan.
• Martyr Gülistan Tara Documentary Commune established 

  The Martyr Gülistan Tara Documentary Commune announced its establishment and plans for a 90-episode docuseries on PKK history.
• Kurdish artists express support for Öcalan’s call 

  Under the leadership of the Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM), Kurdish artists announced their support for the historic call made by Abdullah Öcalan on February 27.
• Hîlala Zêrin releases videoclip called 'Jina Sûriyeyê' 

  As part of the 8 March celebrations, the Hîlala Zêrin Movement released the video clip 'Jina Sûriyeyê'.
• Solidarity night with Can TV next Friday in Berlin 

  A solidarity night with Can TV will be organized in Berlin on Friday 28 February.
• New artists are being trained in Rojava 

  The School of Arts has 60 students studying cinema, music and theatre. Now it has completed its first semester of education.
• Solidarity event with the municipality of Dêrik held in Berlin 

  A fundraiser was held in Berlin to support refugees resettled in the Rojava city of Derik.
• Kurdish Language Platform sends letter on mother tongue to UNESCO 

  The Kurdish Language Platform sent a letter to UNESCO about the "serious threats to the Kurdish language in Iran, Syria, Turkey and the diaspora."
• Artists protest repression against HDK 

  Members of the Art for Freedom Initiative have strongly condemned the political genocide operation targeting HDK.
• Ronî: The struggle in Tishrin will be strengthened through culture and the arts 

  Ekîn Ronî from TEV-ÇAND said that the resistance in Tishrin will be permanently established through culture and the arts.
• ‘Kurdish people should use their language in all areas of life in response to assimilation policies’ 

  İbrahim Xelîl Taş of the Mesopotamia Language and Culture Research Association (MED-DER) stated that Kurdish should be used in all areas of life in response to the increasingly ongoing assimilation policies.
• PJAK: Preserving our language is preserving our freedom 

  On International Mother Language Day, PJAK urged stronger efforts to preserve the Kurdish language and culture.
• Survey: 97.8 percent of participants demand education in mother tongue 

  The survey result reveals that serious legal, social and family measures are required for the transmission of mother tongues other than Turkish to future generations. 
• Artist Xelîl Xido keeps the spirit of Efrîn alive through music 

  Afrin-born artist Xelîl Xido, despite being visually impaired and forced to flee his homeland after the Turkish state's occupation, holds onto his art, driven by his youthful spirit and deep love for his country.
• "My Mother's Last Words", an exhibition by Hogir Ar to open in Cologne 

  Artist Hogir Ar will be presenting his exhibition titled "My Mother's Last Words" (Gotina Dawîn Ya Dayika Min) in Cologne in March.
• PEN Berlin confirms Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin has arrived in Germany 

  According to the writers' association PEN Berlin, the Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin landed in Germany on Friday, after spending two years in prison in Iran. A revolutionary court sentenced him to death in 2022.